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2,000-year-old ritual bath uncovered in Jerusalem

Mikveh met requirements of Jewish law and included unique water-collection system

Published: 04/10/2013 at 10:36 PM

(Times of Israel) The remains of a 2,000-year-old ritual bath have come to light in Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists say.

The unusually complex bath was uncovered near the modern-day Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat Menachem, and would have been in use around the time of the Second Temple, according to a statement Wednesday from the Israel Antiquities Authority. The remains were found in a salvage dig ahead of the construction of a new road.